Nyame Bekyere led by Seaboy J.N. Ebroni

  

For the next selection on the highlife turntable I have chosen 2 tracks, Nyamenke aziama and Kekerenikreni, by the Nyame Bekyere Band led by Seaboy J.N. Ebroni.  The Nyamenke Aziama is off an Essiebon release and the Kekerenikreni tracks is an excerpt of a medley on a Ride Way record release.

I noticed Hippo Records recently included a song by this band in their Ghana Funk release and I though I'd share some of the tracks I liked from the LP's I have been able to collect.  Hopefully, their CD has some information about the perfomers as their are no liner notes on the three LP's I have and their was precious little on the internet.  There was one reference to an "ace actor" Seaboy J.N. Ebroni and the fact the perfomer Safohene Djeni was a member of the band at some point.  I started looking for his music when I heard a track on the Beats for a new continent CD someone sent me.  The Nyamenke Aziama song is slower than the Kekerenikreni number, but both songs showcase the vocals and the rhythms in really beautiful ways.







 I hope you like the music

Ubulujaja

Akwasi Yeboah's band

For the next selection on the highlifeturntable I have chosen the track Eno Ato Adwo by the Akwasi Yeboah's band off a Brobisco release Akwasi Yeboah's Special. I could not find a lot of information about this performer, but I noticed Paa Bobo and Atakora Manu are listed on the record sleeve of another LP I have by him and there is a reference to the Old Tafo (which I believe was a club or hotel in Kumasi) on the internet. I like the song because the drum work is more upfront then usual and the guitar work has a quirky beat that provides a nice pace for the spacey vocals. There is some really nice guitar work around the 3.10 mark. I hope you like it.